colleges

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  1. 3. Larger institutions that typically offer both undergraduate degrees and graduate programs. Universities are made up of colleges that categorize the different programs and majors offered at the university.
  2. 4. education as in college
  3. 6. as in school from which one has graduated
  4. 8. A unit that colleges use to record the completion of courses
  5. 12. The instructor of a college course who has achieved a doctoral degree or some other postgraduate degree. Some professors prefer to be addressed as “Professor,” while others may prefer “Doctor” or another title, but they’ll tell you what to call them on the first day of class. It’s likely that not all of your college instructors will be professors.
  6. 14. noun as in institution of higher education
  7. 15. A local school that offers higher education classes at a lower cost than some other
  8. 16. as in relating to schooling, learning
  9. 20. Money given to or earned by eligible students to make their college tuition less expensive. Students can get financial aid by applying for scholarships, grants, or student loans, or from certain kinds of student employment. Financial aid can be awarded based on financial need, academic merit, or other types of qualifications.
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  1. 1. A place where college students live, often with bunk beds
  2. 2. A long document of research and findings required to earn a doctorate
  3. 5. A cumulative GPA is the average of all of your course grades from every semester you’ve taken so far. A term GPA is the average of your grades from one specific semester.
  4. 7. A figure of speech that involves a seeming contradiction of ideas
  5. 9. The most advanced college degree
  6. 10. A ceremony that celebrates students who earn a degree
  7. 11. A term of study that lasts either from fall to winter or from winter to spring. Each academic year includes two semesters. If a college uses a semester system, most classes will be one semester long.
  8. 13. as in teachers in educational
  9. 17. The grounds of a college or university
  10. 18. A teaching method that focuses on building foundational knowledge
  11. 19. The specific area of study that a student will focus their college career on, following a program planned out by the college. Many schools (including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) admit students who haven’t declared a major yet, and most students will change their major at least once in college.